New Ulm weekly review., 1887-12-14
MINNESOTA NEWS ITEMS.
Warden Reed Exoner.ated. !.

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Warden Reed Exonerated.
III. r. Wells Of Preston, G. a Berry 6
Winona and D. c. Bell Of Minneapolis,
comprising the special committee to in
vestigate the charges against ex: Wardei
j. A. Reed, have submitted their report
to the Governor. The document is qnitt
voluminous. being many pages OF type
writer copy, and includes copies O
complaints, correspondence and evidence
The report was delayed by the fact that
it had to be sent to the different
members Of the COMMITTEES for examine
tion ard signatures. The committee find
no evidence upon which Mr.. Reed can J be
found guilty, and hereport touches briefly
on the charges of conspiracy against War.
den Stordock. Secretary Hart says on this
point:
The committee dealt with such evi.
dence on this point MS came out in the in
vestigation. Gov. McGill asked that the
committee make the investigation search
ing on all matters-no only such charges
as made by Warden Stordock, but all 9th.
ers. Mr.. Marsh refused to submit any eyi
.1ence against Mr.. Stordock, saying the
committee had no right to handle mat
ter which is now in the courts. .
Therefore Warden StOrdock was cleared
OF the charge OF conspiracy.
The state superintendent has prepared
from the reports OF the heads OF the vari
GUS educational departments throughout
Minnesota q statement showing tile condi
ton OF the public schools OF the state.
The following is a summary OF the report:
Number of school districts, 5,361. Mum.
ber OF school houses built during the year,
29S; value OF the same, $595.625: total
value OF seats and desks, $52S, ,442; value
OF apparatus Sal, ,743; value OF school
libraries. $41, ,O95. Annual salaries OF
county superintendents, $57.6 .6O5; number
OF visits made by county superintendent.
S,2l3. Number OF certificates granted
First grade, males 161. females. 14l; Sec
ond grade, males 1.O92, females, = $50;
number applicants rejected. 1880. Nnm-
ber county associations held, 1856: insti-
tntes, 90; aggregate enrolment 5.275.
Examinations held. spring 227. fall 1877.
Gov. McGill and Secretary of State Matt
son are the only state officials who left
with the delegation to Washington in the
interest OF securing the next national Re-
publican convention. The governor will
return in about a week, while Mr.. Mattson
will visit New York and Boston on official
business. and will not return until q few
days before Christmas
John Fondin, who has been crazed by
over-indulgence in religious inspiration.
was examined in the probate court at St.
Paul, and being found insane, was COM
mitted to Rochester. He claimed that it
was necessary for him to learn the entire
Bible by heart and thus insure the sal
walton Of his soul before he could go to
work.
Hal he id, the young rascal, who assault
ed Maud Compton in st. Paul, was con-
vlcted- He received the news with aDpar.
ent unconcern, while his father was bowed
with grief. He will so to state prison.
Articles OF agreement were signed for a
fight to a finish between Pat Killen Of
Minneapolis. and Mike Conley, the Ithica
Giant. of Ashland, for 81. 900 a side The
and will probably occur in Minneapolis.
Fire at Lester Prairie, Carver county,
burned Butler Bros. hardware store.
Freeman's dry goods store and Schulz &
Schnbert's saloon. Loss, $1,000.
At ST. Paul Matthias Hauen shot and
killed his wife, but says he didn't know the
gun was loaded.
Another test of the patent car heater.
invented by II. NJ. Young and w. F. Steele
OF Minneapolis. was made recently.
Two previous tests had been made OF the
same contrivance, and in each instance it
worked to charm.
Chester Haines. school treasurer of the
town OF Oak Valley, Otter Tail county.
was arrested on complaint of John II.
Wallingford OF the same town, charged
with the embezzlement OF SITS.
At Willlnar, the coroner's jury in the
Funk murder case rendered verdict that
Sarah Funk came to her death by a bullet
fired from q pistol in the hands OF her hus-
band. James Funk.
The Minnesota Valley Medical association
convened ut Mankato Officers were elect
~. New Uim; vice presidents, Drs. N. j.
Rowe, Minnesota Lake; w. r. Cullen. Lake
Crystal; secretary, DR.. j. H. James ST.
Peter; treasurer, DIR. G. H. Merritt. st.
Peter Several Instructive papers were
read and discussed.
At Winona, Messrs Lauer & Andine
have bought OF Fl. w. Lamberton the
property known, rs the Glen Mill site near
Sugar Loaf, for $4,000.
The colored citizens Of st. Paul met and
perfected the organization oil the Crescent
club for social purposes.
The Duluth Land and Warehouse com
pany, with a capital OF $780, 600, fled
articles OF incorporation with the secre.
tary OF state. .
Supt. Kiehle reports that there is no
specih opposition to the public system in
Stearns county.
st. Paul is beginning to enthuse over the
prospects OF the ice palace carnival.
Near Detroit Station. Daniel Daley. a
brakeman. slipped and fell from his ca
it nearly in twain. The mangIed remains
were brought to the aanitariuln at Brain
erd where the victim died.
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